Positive news from Denmark
Gaia-Wind installs first turbine in the UKGlasgow, Scotland, UK - Gaia-Wind has announced the inauguration of its first wind turbine in the United Kingdom. |
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Stomach cancer to fall by 25%London, England, UK - Cases of stomach cancer are set to fall by 25 per cent in western countries, new research suggests. |
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Thousands welcome Viking longshipDublin, Ireland - More than 1,000 years after marauding Vikings invaded the British Isles, a replica longboat recreated one of the epic sea voyages undertaken by the Scandinavian warriors. |
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Spain approves installation of offshore wind farmsMadrid, Spain - The government of Spain on Friday approved legislation that will allow offshore wind parks to be set up along the nation's vast coastline in an effort to boost the use of renewable energy sources. |
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Oldest Known DNA Found in Greenland Ice CoreGreenland Ice Sheet, Greenland - The oldest known strands of DNA have been recovered from frozen mud taken from the base of Greenland's ice sheet, according to a new study. |
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Installation Of The World’s First Commercial Tidal Current Power System ConfirmedStrangford Lough, Ireland - Marine Current Turbines has today confirmed that installation of its SeaGen commercial tidal energy system will commence during the week of August 20th in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. |
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Norway ranked as world’s most peaceful nationLondon, England, UK - Japan, which only 65 years ago was seen as an aggressive war-mongerer, has been ranked as the world's fifth most peaceful nation in a report launched Wednesday by international businessman Steve Killelea in conjunction with the Economist Intelligence Unit. |
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GPS to locate walrusesDenmark - Scientists will put satellite tags on walruses to try to understand where the great beasts migrate. |
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Cell phones don’t cause cancer, study saysWashingtong, D.C. - A huge study from Denmark offers the latest reassurance that cell phones don't trigger cancer. Scientists tracked 420,000 Danish cell phone users, including 52,000 who had gabbed on the gadgets for 10 years or more, and some who started using them 21 years ago. |
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Denmark, Norway Draw up Arctic Sea BoundaryCopenhagen, Denmark - Denmark and Norway on Monday delineated the maritime boundary between two islands in the Arctic Ocean, dividing prized fishing rights and potential oil reserves. |
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News from Europe
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- Europe Now Creates Enough Solar Power to Fuel Austria
- London’s Eco-Friendly Olympic Games
- Portugal commissions world’s first Nissan Leaf electric car police fleet
- Long hunt detects possible ‘God particle’
- After damning research, France proposes banning pesticide linked to bee collapse